Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Four new constituencies proposed to cover Brent. What constituency would you be in?

The Boundary Commission has published far-reaching proposals on the borough's parliamentary constituencies. In today's proposals they aim to reduce the total number of seats in England and Wales by 50, evening out the numbers in each constituency. London would be reduced by 5 constituencies.

Brent wards would be spread over no less than four constituencies: Kenton, Wembley & Harrow on the Hill, Willesden, Queen's Park and Regent's Park.

These would replace the present Brent North, Brent Central and Hampstead and Kilburn constituencies.

The Brent ward constituencies would be as follows:

Ward

Proposed Constituency

Current Cllrs

Alperton (3)

Wembley & Harrow on the Hill

3 Lab

Barnhill (3)

Kenton

3 Lab

Brondesbury
Park (3)

Willesden

3 Con

Dollis Hill
(3)

Willesden

3 Lab

Dudden Hill
(3)

Willesden

3 Lab

Fryent (3)

Kenton

3 Lab

Harlesden
(3)

Willesden

3 Lab

Kensal Green
(3)

Willesden

3 Lab

Kenton (3)

Kenton

3 Con

Kilburn (3)

Queen's Park & Regent's Park

3 Lab

Mapesbury
(3)

Willesden

2 Lab 1 Lib

Northwick
Park (3)

Wembley & Harrow on the Hill

3 Lab

Preston (3)

Wembley & Harrow on the Hill

3 Lab

Queens Park
(3)

Queen's Park & Regent's Park

3 Lab

Queensbury
(3)

Kenton

3 Lab

Stonebridge
(3)

Willesden

3 Lab

Sudbury (3)

Wembley & Harrow on the Hill

3 Lab

Tokyngton
(3)

Wembley & Harrow on the hill

3 Lab

Welsh Harp
(3)

Willesden

3 Lab

Wembley
Central (3)

Wembley & Harrow on the Hill

3 Lab

Willesden
Green (3

Willesden

3 Lab

Kenton Constituency

Wembley and Harrow on the Hill

Queen's Park and Regent's Park

In its commentary the Boundary Commission states:

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In the
borough of Brent, we propose a Willesden constituency, which includes eight
wards from the existing Brent Central constituency, and the Hammersmith borough
ward of College Park and Old Oak from the existing Hammersmith constituency,
and Brondesbury Park ward from the existing Hampstead and Kilburn constituency.

We
propose two further constituencies that include wards from the borough of
Brent. We propose a Kenton constituency, which includes four wards from the
existing Brent North constituency, and five
Harrow borough wards – Kenton East, Kenton West, Queensbury, Belmont, and
Edgware – from the existing Harrow East constituency. (It should be noted that
there is already a Queensbury ward from the borough of Brent in the Brent North
constituency, making two in the proposed Kenton constituency.)

We also propose
a Wembley and Harrow on the Hill constituency, which includes three Harrow
borough wards from the existing Harrow West constituency, five wards from the
existing Brent North constituency, and Tokyngton ward from the existing Brent
Central constituency.

The
electorate of the existing Westminster North constituency is currently below
the electoral quota. To bring this constituency within range, we propose
including the Brent borough wards of Queens Park and
Kilburn from the existing Hampstead and Kilburn constituency. (It should be
noted that there is already a Queen’s Park ward from Westminster in the
existing constituency, making two in the proposed constituency.) To reflect the
change we propose this constituency is called Queen’s Park and Regent’s Park.

The original tables were from the Boundary Commission. I have now added my own table of the wards in alphabetical order and the propsoed new constituency and current party representation on the council. I hope this helps.

Perhaps underlying the Boundary Commission proposals is the idea that identities of areas are controlled by the State, and the more centralised a national political party is, the greater the prospects of it running a successful campaign in any parliamentary constituency?

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